| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Amaro inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Belmont | The jump hook by Robert Anderson is blocked by Robert Collins | 30-28 |
| 19:49 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea | 33-28 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | John Murray misses badly on a shot from the right block | 33-28 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Robert Anderson tips it but misses | 33-28 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Robert Anderson hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits a runner from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #2 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Dennis Bethea is called for the reach on Dewayne Bustillos - foul #2 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | David Amaro scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Halsey | 37-34 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | David Amaro gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | John Murray is fouled on the floor by Alfred Noel - foul #1 on Alfred Noel, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SG), Benjamin Yamada (C) John Murray, Robert Anderson | |
| 17:11 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Robert Collins blocks the short jumper by Dennis Halsey | 40-36 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 40-36 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 42-36 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Matthew Guinn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 42-36 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | John King gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Amaro - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Barry Fanning (SG), Fred Linderman (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), James Merideth (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), John Sharp (C) Dennis Halsey, David Amaro, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:00 | Belmont | Randy Cardoza is called for the reach on James Merideth - foul #1 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG) John King | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Robert Anderson's pass is intercepted by Charles Doroski | 44-36 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 44-36 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | James Merideth snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | John Murray comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Robert Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Robert Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Murray | 44-38 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Matthew Howard (PF) John Johnson, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF) Matthew Guinn | |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza is hacked by James Merideth - foul #4 on James Merideth, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Randy Cardoza, Barry Fanning, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG) James Merideth | |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea | 46-38 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | John King steps in front of the John Murray pass | 46-38 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG), Dewayne Bustillos (PF) John Murray, Robert Anderson | |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | David Amaro gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Dorn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Detroit Mercy | John King is hacked by Kevin Dorn - foul #1 on Kevin Dorn, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Alfred Noel, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Robert Anderson (PF) Kevin Dorn, John Sharp | |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza travels with the ball | 46-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (SF), Fred Linderman (PF) John King, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Linderman | 49-38 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Dennis Bethea is called for the reach on John Murray - foul #3 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Guinn (SF) David Amaro | |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is hacked by Barry Fanning - foul #1 on Barry Fanning, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Randy Cardoza, Barry Fanning, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dorn (SG) Dennis Halsey | |
| 10:06 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:06 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:06 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-40 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard can't tip it in | 49-40 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | John Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | John Murray misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John King | 51-40 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | John Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Barry Fanning (SG), Charles Doroski (C) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), David Amaro (SF), James Tuczynski (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Kevin Dorn, Robert Anderson, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning loses the dribble to Dennis Halsey | 51-40 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | Matthew Howard steals the ball from Matthew Guinn | 51-40 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Guinn - foul #2 on Matthew Guinn, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG), Fred Linderman (PF) John King, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (SG) Matthew Guinn | |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | John Johnson steals it from David Amaro | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Fanning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) C - Charles Doroski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tuczynski (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Barry Fanning is called for the reach on David Amaro - foul #2 on Barry Fanning, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, Barry Fanning, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos (PF) James Tuczynski | |
| 07:10 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | John Sharp grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | John Sharp can't tip it in | 56-41 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Doroski | 56-41 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF) Randy Cardoza, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Robert Anderson (PF) Dennis Halsey, Dewayne Bustillos | |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-41 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | John Sharp pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | John Murray scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Amaro | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Collins | 59-44 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Robert Anderson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 59-44 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | John Sharp snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | John Murray drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Merideth | 59-46 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | John King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | James Merideth misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Bethea - foul #4 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos (C) John Sharp | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Merideth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewayne Bustillos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Howard | 62-48 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | John King is called for the reach on Dewayne Bustillos - foul #1 on John King, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), John Johnson (SG), Barry Fanning (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (PG), Kevin Dorn (SG), Matthew Guinn (SF), Benjamin Yamada (C) John Murray, James Merideth, David Amaro, Robert Anderson | |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-50 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada misses the dunk | 62-50 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Benjamin Yamada snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos is hacked by Fred Linderman - foul #3 on Fred Linderman, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Dewayne Bustillos makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Dewayne Bustillos | 62-54 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Randy Cardoza, John Johnson, Barry Fanning, Fred Linderman, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), James Merideth (SG), David Amaro (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), John Sharp (C) Dennis Halsey, Kevin Dorn, Matthew Guinn, Dewayne Bustillos, Benjamin Yamada | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Matthew Howard steps in front of the Robert Anderson pass | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 65-54 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins tips it in | 67-54 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Matthew Howard blocks the jumper by James Merideth | 67-54 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard runs out the clock | 67-54 |